Monday, May 5

Free Comic Book Day 2014

I hoped to post a collection of photos from throughout the day, but the demand for free comics and free sketches prevented that. Tangled Web of Spartanburg was slammed from 11-7, and I managed but a few photos between art requests. I got to the store at 10:30 to set up and met the other three artists sitting in for the day, including my buddy Chuck Hart. We were told the store was about to open, open it did, and the rst of the day was a blur. I stood up maybe three times before 6:45.

I am not complaining. What else would I rather be doing. Sketching characters for kids and eager adults? This is best in life, Conan. How many did I do? Here's the list, in order of request:

This was my first sketch of the day, done for a store employee before the store opened.

This was drawn from an image on a customer's phone.

These were done at home. I asked folks if they had a pull list at the store. if so, I could move their requests to the end of the day and put the sketches with next week's comics. It reduced their wait and those of people walking into a comic store for the first time. But the drawing went right up to the time the store closed, and I finished these at home on Sunday. I really like the Kitty Pryde drawing. I did all of the sketches in Sharpie, and I may never go back to Micron pens. I was definitely a better artist after seven hours of drawing.

The store was cleaned out of the free comics and some back stock from previous years and events. It was a massive success.